Saddle for cycles and other vehicles



Feb. 10. 1925.

A. H. LAKEMAN SADDLE FOR CYCLES AND OTHER VEHICLES Filed April 30, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l /NVEI;ITOZ; ALFRED #ZAKEMA Feb. 10. 1925. 1,525,869

A. H. LAKEMAN SADDLE FOR CYCLES AND OTHER VEHICLES Fileg ril 30, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 75 mum @mw 174 Patented Feb. 10, 1925. I

UNITED. STATES.

ALFRED HARRY LAKEMAN, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

SADlDLE FOR CYCLES AND OTHER VEHICLES.

Application filed April 30, 1924. Serial No. 710,061.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED HARRY LAKE- MAN, a subject of the King of England, residing at London, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Saddles for Cycles and Other Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to saddles and the like for use on motor cycles and other vehicles, of the kind comprising a foundation plate covered with sponge rubber. The sponge rubber is usually packed into casings or is secured bymechanical means to the foundation plate though it has been suggested'to cement the sponge rubber to the plate.

The present invention has for its object to produce a simple construction which will be cheap to manufacture and wherein the surface layer of the sponge rubber will not peel off or deteriorate.

According to this invention, the saddle has a sponge rubber core mounted upon a suitable foundation and a rubber surface or covering vulcanized to the core.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly broken away, showing one method of carrying out the invention as applied to a motor-cycle saddle.

Figure 2 is a sectional view of part of the same.

Figure 3 is an inverted plan of part showin a modification, whilst igures 4 and 5 are partial cross sectional views showing further modifications.

Figure 6 is a partialview chiefly in section and F1 re 7 is a longitudinal section of a modi cation.

Like letters indicate likeparts throughout the drawings. I

In the construction shown in Fi res 1 and which is particularly inten ed for the saddle of a motor or other cycle, the foundation or pan A of the saddle is formed of sheet metal pressed into a contoured shape substantially corresponding with the usual contour of a saddle and flanged where desirable around its edges to give the necessary stidness. It is also provided with means for attaching it through spring or other supports to the c cle frame. On the upper surface of this .tgdundation is spread a layer B of spongef rubber or an equivalent resilient vulcafiizable material. This material forms a core and may be moulded upon the foundation A and vulcanizedor otherwise cemented to it. To ensure a very secure connection between the two elements, holes C may be drilled at various parts of the foundation so that the resilient material may fill these holes and thereby, as it were,.be keyed to the foundation (see particularly Figure 2).

If preferred, the perforations may be regularly arranged in triangular diamond shape to give a lattice-like structure to the foundation (see Figure 3) which will ensure a more intimate union with it of the spongy material. Alternatively, some por' tions of the lattice-work, or the whole of it, ma be entirely embedded in-the resilient mater1al, thereby efiectually keying them to= gether (see Figures 4 and 5).

I U on the outside of the resilient materia is provided a covering D of heavier rubber (which may be sheet rubber coloured and moulded to imitate leather or the like) which is vulcanized to the core B.

As an alternative to the use of rubber only for the outer covering, rubberized fabric or any other material may be employed, which can be vulcanized to the core so that the whole may be vulcanized in one operation. The spon e rubber core is also preferably vulcanize to the foundation 1n the same operation, but this'is not. essential. It will be apparent, however, that by the use of rubber for the outer covering D, the saddle is made perfectly waterproof and there is no risk of deterioration as may occur with leather.

' In the modification shown in Figure 6, the pan A, which may be perforated or not, is formed with a rolled-over edge A, and the edge of the core B and the edge of the surfacing material D pass under and inside the rolled-over edge A, as shown, and are secured thereto by the process of vulcanization.

In the alternative construction shown in Figure 7, the pan or foundation. A is flat instead of contoured as shown in Figure 1, and the sponge rubber core B is of varying thicknesses so as to impart the desired shape to the surface of the saddle.

The invention thus provides a very simple and reliable'form of saddle, which is extremely comfortable in use, is not affected by water, an is suitable for all classes of vehicles, particularly motor tractors or so if traction engines where the vehicle springing isof an indifferent nature.

W'lmt I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United. .2 States is core mounted thereon and projecting through said perforations, and a covering of rubber which is vulcanized t0 the core.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 15 -name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. A

ALFRED HARRY LAKEMAN. Witnesses:

R. E. SUGAR, M. LIVINGSTON. 

